堕入 (duò rù) — to fall into (a negative state); to sink into (… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal, literary verb for falling or sinking into a negative state (crisis, trap, depravity). Stronger than 陷入, which is more neutral and everyday.

verb

to fall into (a negative state)to sink into (a predicament)

Examples

堕入。
Tā yīn jué cè shī wù ér duò rù le wàn zhàng shēn yuān.
He fell into a bottomless abyss because of a decision error.
堕入，。
Zhè jiā gōng sī duò rù le cái wù wēi jī, miàn lín pò chǎn.
This company has sunk into a financial crisis and is facing bankruptcy.
堕入，。
Tā duò rù le dí rén shè xià de xiàn jǐng, wú fǎ tuō shēn.
He fell into a trap set by the enemy and couldn't escape.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

堕 means fall, and 入 adds the sense of going into, so the word describes sinking into a bad state.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 墮; 堕 is its simplified writing.

隋土墮

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

隋

隋suí墮duò

Same sound today

The traditional form 墮 pairs 土 (earth) with 隋 as a sound part; the simplified 堕 is a later shorthand.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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